Another patent for Aquaporin in China

Danish company Aquaporin A/S has received a Notification of Allowance from the Chinese
government's State Intellectual Property Office for its patent application titled Methods for
Production of Salinity Power.

In its annual report released on 13 December 2012, Aquaporin states that these and
other patent applications "consolidated its position as world leading in the development of
biomimetic membranes for water purification".

In 2011/2012, says the annual report, Aquaporin made an operating loss of DKr
6.1 million as predicted at the beginning of the year. The company's capital base was
strengthened through the supply of capital from its major shareholder, and the company has
received financial commitment from the same for all of 2012/2013.

Chairman Søren Bjørn Hansen stated, "Over the coming year, Aquaporin needs to move
from a pure R&D focused company to a global, commercial organisation rooted in R&D and
ground-breaking innovation. This is a huge task, but the market potential for our revolutionising,
patented technology is enormous, and we have all the opportunities of becoming a commercial
success."

"A part of the global strategy is the activation of the subsidiary Aquaporin Asia Pte Ltd
in Singapore, where the possibilities and conditions for a development company such as
Aquaporin are very favourable," said Hansen. "In addition, proximity to major markets in Asia
including India, China and Japan is very interesting from a business perspective. It is expected
that the Singapore company will be operational from early 2013."